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I Came to America on My Father’s H-1 Visa, But Now That Door Is Closing for Others Like Us BY MONI BASU* On a warm April day in 1978, my father and I drove 160 miles east from our house in Tallahassee to Jacksonville. It wasn’t to frolic on a beach or to go shopping at Regency Square mall. ...

Trump is attacking the guest worker program. I would not be here without it. nripulse.com/i-came-to-am...

“Proximity is power” : Max Blau on mixing investigative and feature writing (Live at UGA) Podcast Episode · The Sunday Long Read Podcast · 09/26/2025 · 1h 11m

Kudos to UGA MFA alum @maxblau.bsky.social for reporting a terrific story and thanks to @thesundaylongread.bsky.social for featuring him and our program on its podcast. Take a listen! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...

Let it be Arundhati Roy's new memoir, "Mother Mary Comes To Me" led me to ponder my own relationship with my

Let it be
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The Trauma of Childhood in Gaza

The Trauma of Childhood in Gaza www.nytimes.com/2025/08/15/w...

Transfarmation — THE BITTER SOUTHERNER Fed up with a system that may harm both bird and man, southern poultry farmers consider the future.

I learned a lot while reporting this story about animal farming and why chicken farmers are fed up. bittersoutherner.com/2025/issue-1...
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Live Updates: Trump Announces Truce Between India and Pakistan

Thank goodness. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/05...

India Strikes Pakistan but Is Said to Have Lost Jets

Tears for the subcontinent: India Strikes Pakistan but Is Said to Have Lost Jets www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/w...

How Investigative Journalists Actually Find Fraud, Waste and Abuse While investigative journalists immerse themselves in minutiae to identify waste and fraud, Elon Musk’s team has taken a chainsaw approach to spending based on cursory examinations. That might help ex...

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Studying Narrative Nonfiction A conversation with journalist Moni Basu, director of the University of Georgia’s low-residency program in narrative nonfiction

Thank you, Erika Hayasaki, for taking the time to speak with me. Check out our fabulous MFA program at UGA. @ugagrady.bsky.social thereportedessay.substack.com/p/studying-n...

This is so scary.

As Orwell predicted.

Opinion | There Is a Liberal Answer to Elon Musk Right-wing populism thrives on scarcity. The answer is abundance. But a politics of abundance will work only if Democrats confront where their approach has failed.

@ezrakleinbot.bsky.social is so right on: www.nytimes.com/2025/03/09/o...

Yes, that would have been cool. It would also be cool if Obama energized Dems to launch a movement against the vile policies of the current administration.

Merle Oberon, a Hollywood Star With a Career-Ending Secret Merle Oberon was a popular actress who was once nominated for an Oscar. But a fact that she hid from the public threatened to unspool her entire life’s work.

We have come a long way since Merle Oberon had to hide her identity. But I fear those times may be here agin. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/09/a...

The Words Federal Agencies Are Removing From Their Sites Under Trump Federal agencies have issued guidance to employees on hundreds of terms to limit or avoid using. An analysis of government websites shows many of the same words being removed.

Trump and his cronies want these words gone: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Roberta Flack, Virtuoso Singer-Pianist Behind ‘Killing Me Softly,’ Dies at 88 With majestic anthems like “Killing Me Softly” and “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face,” Ms. Flack, a former schoolteacher, became one of the most widely heard artists of the 1970s.

A great voice silenced. Roberta Flack, Virtuoso Singer-Pianist Who Ruled the Charts, Dies at 88. #RIP www.nytimes.com/2025/02/24/a...

Zakir Hussain, Peerless Indian Tabla Player, Dies at 73 Considered a national treasure in his homeland, the percussionist transcended genres and brought classical Indian music to a global audience.

Silenced too soon. Zakir Hussain, Tabla Virtuoso Who Forged Global Fusions, Dies at 73. #RIP www.nytimes.com/2024/12/15/a...

Oh, no. What a huge loss. Nikki Giovanni, who explored Black life in verse, dies at 81

Syria Live Updates: Rebels Enter Damascus as al-Assad Appears to Flee President Bashar al-Assad’s immediate location was not initially clear after rebels took control of Syria’s capital. Russia’s foreign ministry did not provide details on where he had gone, saying only...

Incredible events in Syria. www.nytimes.com/live/2024/12...

The Best Butter We tasted 17 salted butters and baked with 11 unsalted butters. These are our favorites.

OMG. My favorite show of the week: Wirecutter does butter! Running out for some Kerrygold right now.
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The World Chess Champion Could Lose His Title, and It Might Not Be Close Chess’s biggest event starts next week. The reigning champion, Ding Liren, is seen as an underdog compared to an 18-year-old competitor.

Rooting for the home boy, Gukesh Dommaraju, in this championship that will be only slightly less watched than the Tyson fight. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/22/s...

South Arts launches 'Cultural Sustainability' grant program South Arts, a nonprofit headquartered in Atlanta, announced the launch of a new grant initiative called “Cultural Sustainability"

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Netflix envelope with the Paul v Tyson fight.

FINALLY. Now we can see what everyone was complaining about last week.